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The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for Hindi movies which congratulates the superstars of the new generation who will make an impact in the future. It is sponsored by Stardust (magazine).

Background

The awards first began in 2003 by the annual Stardust movie magazine. The awards celebrate new talent in the industry as well as congratulating the current stars.

Awards

Reader's choice

• Dream Director
• Star of the Year - Male
• Star of the Year - Female
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress

Jury's choice

• Superstar of Tomorrow - Male
• Superstar of Tomorrow - Female
• Best Breakthrough Performance - Male
• Best Breakthrough Performance - Female
• Lifetime Achievement

Searchlight winners

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress

Special Awards

Best Artists of the Millennium [1]

• Amitabh Bachchan and Nargis

Pride of Film Industry Award [2]

• Rajesh Khanna , Shatrughan Sinha and Feroz Khan

Stardust Special Award [3]

• Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Leela Bhansalifor the film Black

Role Model for the Year [4]

• Vinod Khanna

2007 winners

• Star of the Year (Male) - Sanjay Dutt (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
• Star of the Year (Female) - Aishwarya Rai (Dhoom:2)
• Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) - Abhishek Bachchan (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna)
• Best Actress in a supporting role (Female) - Ayesha Takia (Dor)
• Best Actor in a negative Role (Male) - Saif Ali Khan (Omkara)
• Superstar of Tomorrow (Male) - Shiney Ahuja (Gangster)
• Superstar of Tomorrow (Female) - Kangana Ranaut (Gangster)
• Breakthrough Performance Award (Male) - Kunal Kapoor (Rang De Basanti)
• Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) - Gul Panag (Dor)
• The New Menace - Shaad Randhawa (Woh Lamhe)
• Hottest Film Producer - Kumar Mangat (Omkara)
• The Dream Director Award - Rajkumar Hirani (Lage Raho Munnabhai)
• The Hottest Young Filmmaker - Sanjay Gadhvi (Dhoom:2)
• New Musical Sensation (Male) - Zubeen Garg (Ya Ali)
• New Musical Sensation (Female) - Rekha Bharadwaj (Namak Ishq Ka)
• Standout Performance by a Musical Director - Mithoon (Bas Ek Pal)
• Standout Performance by a Lyricist - Virag Mishra (Zinda Hoon Main)
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Mithun Chakraborty [5]

2008 Awards

• Star of the year (male) - Akshay Kumar (Heyy Babyy)
• Star of the year (female) - Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)
• Editor's choice best actor - Shahid Kapoor (Jab We Met)
• Best Film awards - Jab We Met
• Dream director award - Farah Khan (Om Shanti Om)
• Standout performance of the year - Vivek Oberoi (Shootout At Lokhandwala)
• Actor par excellence - Dharmendra
• Best actor in a supporting role - Irrfaan Khan (The Namesake)
• Best Actress in a supporting role - Tisca Chopra (Taare Zameen Par)
• Best actor in a negative role - Arjun Rampal (Om Shanti Om)
• Superstar of Tomorrow (Male) - Ranbir Kapoor (Saawariya)
• Superstar of Tomorrow (Female) - Sonam Kapoor (Saawariya)
• Hottest young producer - Anil Kapoor (Gandhi My Father)
• Hottest young filmmaker - Shimit Amin (Chak De India)
• Breakthrough Performance Award (Male) - Shreyas Talpade (Om Shanti Om)
• Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) - Kangana Ranaut (Life... In a Metro)
• The New Menace - Shilpa Shukla – (Chak De India)
• Standout Performance by a Lyricist - Sandeep Nath – Saawariya (Yoon Shabnami Pehle Nahi Thi Chandni)
• New Musical sensation (female) - Anoushka Manchanda – Cash (Aye Chori)
• New Musical sensation (male) - Krishna & Salim Merchant – Chak De India (Maula Mere)
• Standout Performance by a Music Director - Monty Sharma (Saawariya) [6]

2009 Awards

• Star of the Year (Male) - Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)
• Star of the Year (Female) - Priyanka Chopra (Fashion)
• Best Film - A Wednesday
• Readers' Choice Best Film Award - Singh Is Kinng
• Hottest New Film - Ghajini
• Best Director - Neeraj Pandey
• Dream Director Award - Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)
• Hottest New Filmmaker - A. R. Murugadoss (Ghajini)
• Editor's Choice for the Most Promising Director - Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)
• Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan (The Last Lear)
• Best Actress - Amrita Rao (Welcome To Sajjanpur)
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Tusshar Kapoor (Golmaal Returns)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kangna Ranaut (Fashion)
• Best Actor in a Negative Role - Anil Kapoor (Tashan)
• Superstar of Tomorrow (Male) - Farhan Akhtar (Rock On)
• Superstar of Tomorrow (Female) - Asin (Ghajini)
• The New Menace - Nikitin Dheer (Jodhaa Akbar)
• Exciting New Face - Shriya Saran (Mission Istanbul)
• Style Icon of the Year (Male) - Saif Ali Khan
• Style Icon of the Year (Female) - Kareena Kapoor
• Breakthrough Performance Award (Male) - Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
• Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) - Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
• Standout Performance by a Lyricist - Kausar Munir (Falak Tak Chal - Tashan)
• New Musical Sensation (Male) - Benny Dayal (Pappu Can't Dance - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
• New Musical Sensation (Female) - Anmol Malik (Talli - Ugly Aur Pagli)
• Standout Performance by a Music Director - Dhruv Ghanekar (Drona)
• Pride of the Industry - Feroz Khan
• Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema - Dev Anand
• Special Award - Anil Kapoor (for being the first mainstream Indian actor to take India to Hollywood and winning Global Recognition)

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See also

• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

External links

• Official Webpage
• Stardust Awards photos - BBC